Singing Lesson Plan for 1st Grade Students

Topic: SINGING

Objectives & Outcomes

• Sing simple songs, chants and rhymes from memory, singing collectively and at the same pitch, responding to simple visual directions and counting in.

Materials

• Songs, chants and rhymes on chart or sheet
• Singing bowls or other percussion instruments
• Simple visuals for counting

Warm-up

• Review the concept of pitch and how it relates to singing. Ask the students to think about a song they know and how they can sing it together, at the same pitch.

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the concept of simple songs and chants, and explain that we will be learning some new ones today.
• Show the students the song cards, and ask them to look at the pictures and listen to the words.
• As a group, sing through the songs, correcting any mistakes and adjusting the pitch as needed.
• After singing each song once, ask the students to repeat it with you, this time without looking at the cards.
• Explain the hand motions for each song, and practice them as a group.

Guided Practice

• Divide the students into small groups, and provide each group with a set of song cards.
• Have the students work together to sing through the songs, correcting any mistakes and adjusting the pitch as needed.
• As a group, have the students repeat the songs without the song cards, continuing to correct any mistakes and adjust the pitch as needed.
• After singing each song once, ask the students to repeat it with you, this time adding in the hand motions.

Independent Practice

• Have the students work individually or in small groups to create their own simple songs and chants.
• Encourage the students to use their hands to accompany their singing, and to use visual (e.g. pointing to an object) or verbal (e.g. saying the name of a color) directions to guide their partners or group members.
• As the students complete their songs and chants, have them share them with the class and lead the class in singing them.

Closure

• Review the objectives of the lesson and have the students share one thing they learned or enjoyed about singing during the lesson.

Assessment

• Observe the students' participation and singing during the lesson and closure and provide feedback on their understanding of the objectives and the songs they sang.
• Collect and review the students' independent practice projects, including the songs they sang and the posters or presentations they created.